Find classical music concert, opera, ballet and dance listings
Fact file
| Composer | Bizet, Georges (1838-1875) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy |
| Year | 1875 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
Upcoming eventsSee more...
PragueCarmen
Bizet: Carmen
Zbyněk Müller; Grischa Asagaroff; Prague National Theatre Opera; Rastislav Štúr; Luigi Perego; Daniel Tesař
RigaCarmen
Bizet: Carmen
Mārtiņš Ozoliņš; Marie-Ève Signeyrole; Latvian National Opera; Fabien Teigné; Yashi; Philippe Berthomé; Latvian National Opera Orchestra
ParisCarmen, opéra-paysage itinérant
Bizet: Carmen
Jérémie Arcache; Jeanne Desoubeaux; Cécilia Galli; Alex Costantino; Thomas Coux; Anaïs Bertrand
Latest reviewsSee more...
Darkness without passion: Damiano Michieletto’s Carmen at La Scala
Despite Michieletto's visual gloom, the evening is redeemed by Myung-whun Chung’s masterful conducting and a cast that brings conviction to a production that rarely trusts the opera’s own dramatic power.
Sasha Cooke brings sharp intelligence to Seattle Opera’s Carmen
Sasha Cooke’s thoughtful role debut anchors Paul Curran’s visually and musically alert but dramatically uneven production.
The Royal Academy's Carmen has too many what-if moments
Presenting a work like Carmen is a punchy move by a conservatoire. The Royal Academy of Music's production has conceptual weaknesses, but features some good singing.
Upcoming eventsSee more...
ParisCarmenNew production
Bizet: Carmen
Sir Mark Elder; Calixto Bieito; Opéra national de Paris; Alfons Flores; Mercè Paloma; Alberto Rodríguez Vega; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
SalzburgCarmenNew production
Bizet: Carmen
Teodor Currentzis; Gabriela Carrizo; Christof Hetzer; Tom Visser; Utopia
Latest articlesSee more...
Bachtrack top ten: Georges Bizet
If Georges Bizet had written only Carmen, he would still have earned his place in classical music’s Hall of Fame, yet there is much more to this composer who died tragically young.
Bachtrack top ten: cynics, stalkers and obsessives
Flowers, wine and serenades not doing it for you on Valentine's Day? Then we prescribe a dose of our cynics playlist, which should cure you of all romantic thoughts... at least for an hour or so.
Du Messie à Carmen : les défis d'Adèle Charvet
Rencontre avec une des mezzos françaises les plus talentueuses du moment, sur qui les projecteurs ont été braqués suite à son sauvetage in extremis d’un Messie compromis par la défection inopinée du contre-ténor...